What on Earth is Going on? is a podcast for the curious, where small talk is banned and tangents are prized. Strap yourself in for genuine dialogues with people who think deeply and are ready to tackle the big questions, such as playwright Nicolas Billon, economist Miles Corak and chemist Cathleen Crudden.

Before she was appointed as an independent Senator
in 2016, Kim Pate was already a powerful and outspoken voice
for marginalized people in Canada, especially women and girls
caught up in the criminal justice and prison system. For over 35
years Kim has advocated for policies and practices that lead to
fairer, more...

Climate change could be the greatest crisis we have ever faced.
Is it possible to deal with it under the economic frameworks that
gird our society -- the very frameworks that allowed carbon
emissions to spiral so far out of control in the first place? And
can we solve these existential problems at the same time as...

There are countless resources about personal development, and
they all express a similar theme: summon the will and make things
happen. Whether intrinsically or because of years of practice,
Logan Brown lives what he preaches.

Logan is a musician and music teacher who also hosts the
Brown Sound Podcast, which gives
its...

What does it mean to be live? Can a hologram be considered
performance? Is going to the theatre a private or communal act? And
should performing artists embrace and incorporate technological
change—or should they resist, and build an oasis from social media
and screen time? What on...

Categories

Archives

About the Podcast

Your weekly podcast for a world in flux.
Globalization and climate change. The rise of social media and the decline and fall of Blockbuster Video. AI and VR. Donald Trump and Flat Earthers. The world is changing so fast that we can't get a grip on how we got here, let alone where we're headed.
Join Ben Charland as he peels back the headlines to ask, what are the events, characters, forces and ideas that shape the human story today? Have things always been this nuts, or are they getting crazier by the day? Who were those barbarians that took down the Blockbuster Empire? Just what on Earth is going on?